Topic sentence generator
Paste your thesis and get two topic sentence options for each body paragraph, each tied back to your argument.
Your result will appear here on index cards you can copy.
What a topic sentence does
The topic sentence opens a body paragraph and states its single main point. Read only your topic sentences in order, and they should summarise your whole argument. If one could belong to any essay ("There are many benefits"), it is too vague.
| Weak | Strong |
|---|---|
| Zoos also help with conservation. | Beyond housing animals, accredited zoos channel visitor revenue directly into protecting wild habitats. |
| Another point is education. | Seeing a living animal up close builds a kind of empathy that documentaries struggle to match. |
Questions students ask
Is a topic sentence the same as a thesis?
No. The thesis states the argument of the whole essay; a topic sentence states the point of one paragraph that supports it.
Does the topic sentence have to be first?
In academic essays, almost always. Putting it first tells the reader exactly what the paragraph will prove.